Sunday, August 24, 2008

Indian National Anthem


An anthem is a song of praise.A national anthem is a song which is sung by every patriot,in praise of one's motherland.Talking about Indian national anthem- its not our motherland's praise "jana gana mana..........".
its translation is

"O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, the Maratha country,
in the Dravida country, Utkala and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
it mingles in the rhapsodies of the pure waters of Yamuna and the Ganges.
They chant only thy name.
They seek only thy auspicious blessings.
They sing only the glory of thy victory.
The salvation of all people waits in thy hands,
O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people
Victory to thee, Victory to thee, Victory to thee,
Victory, Victory, Victory, Victory to thee!"

It has been copied from a trustworthy site so translation is 100% accurate. Additional facts are this poem was composed by "Rabindra Nath Tagore" to welcome king George V to India. India, as most of you would be aware was under British rule then.
When in this anthem we sing "O! Dispenser of India's destiny" are we referring to God or are we referring to the British??
Lets believe its God. I am no atheist but isnt an anthem supposed to praise your motherland, your country. Not a single line in our anthem does so.
And if we consider it "The Britsh" then....
Why does the anthem talk about bengal,sindh,maratha precisely those areas which were under the "her majesty's" rule. Lets further not talk about this possibility.

As a curiosity I checked out what other countries' anthem's lyrics are.
Though Pakistan can hardly provide India inspiration on many things, national anthem is one of those. By looking at those lyrics you feel what India's anthem is missing.
62 yrs of independence gone. Still we can do something about it...........

What are your thoughts on the same. please drop your precious comments and feedback

4 comments:

Aditya Joshi said...

its reality...well done...

arnab said...

good one

Unknown said...

Whts the original source of this article????? :P
Kidding , nice work ..... :)

Simply magical... said...

amazing kap....very inspiring 2...